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Are Pediatric Patients' Dental Anxiety Levels Affected by Covid -19 Clinical Conditions?

NCT06928493 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-04-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Changes in the dental office environment during the pandemic may affect the children's dental anxiety.

This double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical study aimed to assess children's dental anxiety focusing on changes in the dental office environment with the Child Drawing: Hospital (CD: H) picture test.The results showed that most children exhibited positive or very positive behavior and were not significantly affected by changes in the dental environment or clinical attire. The evaluations from the psychiatrist and dentist using CD: H were highly consistent.

Conditions

  • Anxiety, Dental

Interventions

OTHER

oral examination

The pre-examination behaviors and attitudes of the children included in the study were measured by an independent dentist (Ş.Y.İ) using the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (FS). Following this, the children were randomly divided into two groups PCC and CCC . The oral examination of PCC group was done in an isolated dental environment with white overalls, an FFP3 mask, and a visor. The oral examination of CCC group was done in normal dental environment with a standard white coat and surgical mask.After that, patients were asked to draw themselves or the pediatric dentist who performed the examination. A child psychiatrist (B.A.S.) and a pediatric dentist (R.D) with an internationally valid "Child Drawing Analysis" training certificate evaluated the children's drawings independently.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gazi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Haluk Bodur, Prof. Dr · Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-02
Primary Completion
2024-02-03
Completion
2024-11-03

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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